French Wines – Rhone

FRENCH WINES – RHONE

Directly south of Burgundy, the Rhone encompasses a fairly large area.  The Red Wines of this region are generally full-bodied with complex aromatics and mouth-filling flavors.  Match these wines with beef, lamb and game.

CHATEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE’05 – “Really dense and locked up now, this is packed with dark fig, currant and blackberry fruit shrouded by layers of tar, hot stone, bittersweet licorice and espresso. The long, dense finish has a great tug of iron buried within it.”……………………199.99

CHATEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE’89 – CELLAR AGED SELECTION – “Perhaps the greatest Beaucastel ever produced. Has the class and structure of a great vintage of Mouton-Rothschild. Deep, inky in color, with intense herb, plum, game and spice aromas, this full-bodied wine has an explosion of fruit and an iron backbone. Try the beginning of next century.”……………299.99

DOMAINE CHANTE PERDRIX CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE’05………69.99

DOMAINE COURBIS SYRAH VIN de PAYS de l’ARDECHE’01 – CELLAR AGED SELECTION…….36.69

DOMAINE LA ROQUETE CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE’04 – “High-toned at first, with cherry and floral aromas.  Yet quickly shows more density, with layers of black currant and graphite and taut, sinewy tannins that drive the finish.  Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre.”….55.99

JABOULET ISNARD COTES DU VENTOUX’03 – “Offers lots of game, grilled herb and tobacco flavors with chewy tannins. Fleshy and ripe through the finish, though perhaps a bit too rustic for most folks. A second label for Paul Jaboulet Aîné.”…………….31.99

MARC KREYDENWEISS “COSTIERES de NIMES PERRIERES”’03 – “Big, with a ripe, juicy core of red plum, blackberry and licorice, followed by sweet spice and toast notes. Fresh, fruit-filled finish. Carignane, Syrah and Grenache.”…………40.99

ORIEL COURANT COTES DU RHONE’04 – “Still juicy, with good blackberry, currant, licorice and tar notes that stay fresh through the round, fleshy finish. Syrah and Grenache.”..39.99

PAUL JABOULET AINE “LES JALETS” CROZES HERMITAGE’01 – CELLAR AGED SELECTION ………49.99

SELECTION LAURENCE FERAUD CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE’06 – “Fresh and pure, with black cherry and plum fruit layered with mineral, lavender and hot stone notes.  Long and fine-grained.”……………………74.99